Mexico, N.Y. – Malaki Sandejas, 8, loves a dwarf planet. Sitting next to his mom on their couch, he rattles off the five in our solar system. “The dwarf planets are Haumea, Makemake, Eris, Ceres and ...

Our Solar System has eight planets, a few dwarf planets and more than 200 moons. But wait. Are you seeing double? Or did ...

If you are going to look for intelligent life beyond Earth, there are few better candidates than the TRAPPIST-1 star system.

R esearchers looking for objects in the Kuiper Belt – the donut-shaped region beyond the orbit of Neptune containing icy ...

Starstruck Billions of years ago, our Solar System may have had an incredibly close encounter with another passing star. As ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson shared exclusively with PEOPLE at the 'Speak No Evil' premiere that former elementary school students are still 'angry' at him as adults for his role in determining what ...

Starting Saturday, more than 200 new laws will take effect in Arizona. Here’s a breakdown of seven laws about topics from ...

In an eccentric twist, the hot Jupiter spotted in 2005 was found to be in an orbit just over six days long. The recently ...

Leonid meteor showers will be visible starting about 11 p.m., with the best displays expected just before dawn and peak on ...

A research team has successfully simulated extreme conditions similar to the ones found inside stars and planets ...

A roundup of the day’s news including local astronomers working with Nasa to find out more about dwarf planet Pluto.

Through strength, weaponry, and character, Autobots in the Transformers franchise like Optimus Prime and Superion are ...